<div><span style="color:#000000">This Africa Day, celebrate some of Ghana's best stories with these five shows on Showmax, from beloved telenovela </span><em>Dede</em><span style="color:#000000"> to the new favourite </span><em>ENO</em><span style="color:#000000">.</span></div>
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<div><strong>ENO </strong><span style="color:#000000">| Showmax Original </span></div>
<div><span style="color:#000000">Directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso</span><em> (Dede, Potahto</em><span style="color:#000000">), </span><em>ENO </em><span style="color:#000000">follows Abena Baafi, a single mother who is determined to meddle in her three daughters' lives by steering them towards the path of rich suitors. However, her 'girls' have a mind of their own and soon a mother's dream becomes a daughter's nightmare.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">The drama series stars Africa Magic Viewers' Choice (AMVCAs) winner Gloria Osei-Sarfo (</span><em>The Perfect Picture – Ten Years Later</em><span style="color:#000000">) as Abena, with Miss Malaika 2018 Mariam Owusu-Poku, Ghana Movies Awards nominee Esi Hammond (</span><em>Rumours</em><span style="color:#000000">) and Emelia Asiedu as her three daughters.</span></div>
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<div><em>ENO, which</em><span style="color:#000000"> is the first Ghanaian Showmax Original title, has been the number one most-watched show on Showmax in Ghana since it premiered in March 2022.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Don't miss the finale episode on Thursday 26 May 2022, and a chance to binge-watch all 13 episodes thereafter. </span></div>
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<div><strong>Ghana Jollof </strong><span style="color:#000000">| Showmax Original</span></div>
<div><span style="color:#000000">A Ghanaian-Nigerian collaboration, </span><em>Ghana Jollof</em><span style="color:#000000"> is the first Showmax Original comedy-drama in West Africa. It stars Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award (AMVCA) winner Funnybone and Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA) nominee Akah Nnani (</span><em>Man of God</em><span style="color:#000000">) as two Nigerians who move to Ghana in search of greener pastures. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">The all-star Nigerian cast also includes multi-award-winning comedian Basketmouth, who also executive produces; comedian/actor Buchi; and Uzor Arukwe, who starred as dreaded crime boss Knight in </span><em>Sugar Rush.</em></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">The equally impressive Ghanaian cast includes AMAA nominee Joselyn Dumas; heartthrobs Mawuli Gavor (</span><em>Chief Daddy</em><span style="color:#000000">) and James Gardiner, who currently stars in Ghana's popular telenovela </span><em>Dede</em><span style="color:#000000">; the uncontested 'Queen of Ghana comedy', Jacinta Ocansey; popular reality star Portia Freelove; model and actress Brihanna Kinte; veteran actor Jackson Albert Davies (</span><em>Beasts of No Nation</em><span style="color:#000000">); actress Korkor Oyeba Mensah; and multiple-award-winning comedian/actor Kalybos.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Shot in Lagos and Accra, </span><em>Ghana Jollof</em><span style="color:#000000"> is directed by AMVCA nominee Diji Aderogba (</span><em>About A Boy</em><span style="color:#000000">). </span></div>
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<div><strong>Inspector Bediako</strong></div>
<div><span style="color:#000000">This eight-part series is the remake of Ghana's hit 90s detective series of the same name, one of the most loved TV series ever produced in Ghana. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">First released in 1993, </span><em>Inspector Bediako </em><span style="color:#000000">starred Oscar Provencal in the lead role of Inspector Bediako, a detective who's adept at catching criminals no matter the situation. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Now featuring an all-new cast, </span><em>Inspector Bediako</em><span style="color:#000000"> follows Anthony Woode (</span><em>Inside Out</em><span style="color:#000000">) as Inspector Bediako Jnr, aka Ike, a young detective who is thrown into the middle of a drug investigation after his promotion to an inspector at the Criminal Investigation Department, Ghana Police. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">Like his father before him, Ike uses smart and creative means to to protect the public from danger, investigating and solving domestic criminal cases, from kidnapping and corruption to murder and robberies. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:#000000">But even though he is his own man, as he tries to prove himself to his colleagues, his legendary father is never too far away. Provencal reprises his role as Inspector Bediako Snr, who, now retired, guides and advises his son on the most complex cases.</span></div>
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<div><em>Inspector Bediako</em><span style="color:#000000"> is produced and directed by legendary Ghanaian filmmaker Ivan Quashigah (</span><em>To Have and To Hold</em><span style="color:#000000">), who has described it as "a truly Ghanaian investigative crime series" that tackles local crime cases.</span></div>
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<div><strong>To Have and To Hold</strong></div>
<div><span style="color:#000000">Adapted from the hit South African series </span><em>Unmarried</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>To Have and To Hold</em><span style="color:#000000"> follows the lives of three women in Accra as they deal with the challenges that their marriages, relationships, and careers throw at them.</span></div>
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<div><em>To Have and To Hold</em><span style="color:#000000"> stars Africa Magic Viewers' Choice and Africa Movie Academy winner Lydia Forson (</span><em>A Sting in a Tale, The Perfect Picture</em><span style="color:#000000">) as the ambitious and career-driven Akosua; Africa Movie Academy winner Naa Ashorkor (</span><em>The Best Picture, Checkmate</em><span style="color:#000000">) as housewife Enyonam; and fashion icon and Golden Movie Awards winner Zynnell Zuh (</span><em>When Love Comes Around, Crazy, Lovely, Cool</em><span style="color:#000000">) as Kuukua, a go-getter with a taste for the finer things in life.</span></div>
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<div><em>To Have and To Hold </em><span style="color:#000000">also stars Adjetey Annang (</span><em>Dede, Cartel: The Genesis</em><span style="color:#000000">), Ekow Blankson (</span><em>Black Earth Rising, Checkmate</em><span style="color:#000000">), Kweku Elliot (</span><em>An African City</em><span style="color:#000000">) and former Big Brother Africa housemate Elikem Kumordzie (</span><em>Silver Rain</em><span style="color:#000000">).</span></div>
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<div><strong>Dede</strong></div>
<div><span style="color:#000000">One of top 10 most-watched shows on Showmax in Ghana in 2021, this telenovela follows the tumultuous love story between the titular Dede (Adomaa Adjeman), who starts from humble beginnings, and the rich Michael Robertson (Dean Amegashie) as they fight for their love in a world where everyone is against them.</span></div>
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<div><em>Dede</em><span style="color:#000000"> also stars Joselyn Dumas (</span><em>Glamour Girls, Tenant of the House</em><span style="color:#000000">) as Dede's stepmother Felicity; Adjetey Anang (</span><em>To Have and To Hold, Citation</em><span style="color:#000000">) as Dede's father; Anita Erskine as the no-nonsense matriarch of the Robertson household; and James Gardiner (</span><em>Ghana Jollof</em><span style="color:#000000">) as Robertson's conniving older son.</span></div>
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<div><em>Dede</em><span style="color:#000000"> is directed and produced by multi-award-winning Ghanaian filmmaker Shirley Frimpong-Manso (</span><em>ENO</em><span style="color:#000000">).</span></div>